Douglas Wood

Acting

Douglas Wood

Born October 30, 1880 · New York City, New York, USA

Died January 13, 1966 · aged 85

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Douglas Wood (October 31, 1880 – January 13, 1966) was an American actor of stage and screen during the first six decades of the 20th century. Born on Halloween 1880 (October 31), his mother, Ida Jeffreys, was a stage actress. During the course of his career, Wood would appear in dozens of Broadway productions, and well over 100 films. Towards the end of his …

Known For

DragonwyckDragonwyck · 1946
Dragonwyck
6.61946
MovieDramaRomance
A simple Connecticut farm girl is recruited by a distant relative, an aristocratic patroon, to be governess to his young daughter in his Hudson Valley mansion.
JuarezJuarez · 1939
Juarez
6.51939
MovieDramaHistory
The newly-named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carlota arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment favoring Benito Juárez and democracy.
Buck PrivatesBuck Privates · 1941
Buck Privates
6.81941
MovieComedyMusic
Petty con artists Slicker Smith and Herbie Brown mistakenly join the Army evading the cops. The cop chasing them winds up as their drill instructor. A rich young man and his former working class chauffeur are not only in the same unit, they're vying for a pretty girl who seems attracted to both.
Waterloo BridgeWaterloo Bridge · 1940
Waterloo Bridge
7.51940
MovieDramaRomance
On the eve of World War II, a British officer revisits Waterloo Bridge and recalls the young man he was at the beginning of World War I and the young ballerina he met just before he left for the front.
Special AgentSpecial Agent · 1935
Special Agent
6.21935
MovieDramaCrime
A federal tax agent goes undercover as a reporter and, working with a mobster's pretty bookkeeper, infiltrates a crime ring to catch the racketeer. When she agrees to testify, an informant exposes them and she's kidnapped.
Sergeant YorkSergeant York · 1941
Sergeant York
7.21941
MovieWarDrama
Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.
Mardi GrasMardi Gras · 1943
Mardi Gras
5.31943
MovieMusic
The first of a series of six two-reel "Musical Parade" shorts produced in Technicolor for the Paramount 1943-44 production season. The series would continue into 1948, and then were reissued in the early 50's. Songs included "All the Way" and "At the Mardi Gras."
That Certain FeelingThat Certain Feeling · 1956
That Certain Feeling
5.61956
MovieComedy
When Larry Larkin's comic strip needs some freshening up, he calls in ghost-writer Francis X. Dignan to help him with the strip. Things get complicated when Francis rekindles his love for his ex-wife, who happens to be Larkin's secretary and soon-to-be wife.

Movies

DragonwyckDragonwyck · 1946
Dragonwyck
6.61946
MovieDramaRomance
A simple Connecticut farm girl is recruited by a distant relative, an aristocratic patroon, to be governess to his young daughter in his Hudson Valley mansion.
JuarezJuarez · 1939
Juarez
6.51939
MovieDramaHistory
The newly-named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carlota arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment favoring Benito Juárez and democracy.
Buck PrivatesBuck Privates · 1941
Buck Privates
6.81941
MovieComedyMusic
Petty con artists Slicker Smith and Herbie Brown mistakenly join the Army evading the cops. The cop chasing them winds up as their drill instructor. A rich young man and his former working class chauffeur are not only in the same unit, they're vying for a pretty girl who seems attracted to both.
Waterloo BridgeWaterloo Bridge · 1940
Waterloo Bridge
7.51940
MovieDramaRomance
On the eve of World War II, a British officer revisits Waterloo Bridge and recalls the young man he was at the beginning of World War I and the young ballerina he met just before he left for the front.
Special AgentSpecial Agent · 1935
Special Agent
6.21935
MovieDramaCrime
A federal tax agent goes undercover as a reporter and, working with a mobster's pretty bookkeeper, infiltrates a crime ring to catch the racketeer. When she agrees to testify, an informant exposes them and she's kidnapped.
Sergeant YorkSergeant York · 1941
Sergeant York
7.21941
MovieWarDrama
Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.
Mardi GrasMardi Gras · 1943
Mardi Gras
5.31943
MovieMusic
The first of a series of six two-reel "Musical Parade" shorts produced in Technicolor for the Paramount 1943-44 production season. The series would continue into 1948, and then were reissued in the early 50's. Songs included "All the Way" and "At the Mardi Gras."
That Certain FeelingThat Certain Feeling · 1956
That Certain Feeling
5.61956
MovieComedy
When Larry Larkin's comic strip needs some freshening up, he calls in ghost-writer Francis X. Dignan to help him with the strip. Things get complicated when Francis rekindles his love for his ex-wife, who happens to be Larkin's secretary and soon-to-be wife.
I Am the LawI Am the Law · 1938
I Am the Law
7.11938
MovieCrimeDrama
With the aid of his former law students, a professor-turned-prosecutor battles corruption and organized crime.
The More the MerrierThe More the Merrier · 1943
The More the Merrier
7.01943
MovieComedyRomance
It's World War II and there is a severe housing shortage everywhere - especially in Washington, D.C. where Connie Milligan rents an apartment. Believing it to be her patriotic duty, Connie offers to sublet half of her apartment, fully expecting a suitable female tenent. What she gets instead is mischievous, middle-aged Benjamin Dingle. Dingle talks her into subletting to him and then promptly sublets half of his half to young, irreverent Joe Carter - creating a situation tailor-made for comedy and romance.
Tomorrow Is ForeverTomorrow Is Forever · 1946
Tomorrow Is Forever
6.31946
MovieDramaRomance
In 1918, Elizabeth MacDonald learns that her husband, John Andrew, has been killed in the war. Elizabeth bears John's son and eventually marries her kindly boss. Unknown to her, John has survived but is horribly disfigured and remains in Europe. Years later, on the eve of World War II, Elizabeth refuses to agree to her son's request to enlist and is stunned when an eerily familiar stranger named Kessler arrives from abroad and becomes involved.
The Missing LadyThe Missing Lady · 1946
The Missing Lady
4.81946
MovieScience FictionCrime
While investigating the theft of a valuable jade statue known as "The Missing Lady" -- and the subsequent murder of an art dealer -- imperceptible sleuth Lamont Cranston aka the Shadow finds himself being blamed for the crime. It doesn't help the Shadow's claims of innocence when more bodies begin piling up. Good thing he knows exactly who's guilty among an increasingly smaller group of suspects.
Here Comes Mr. JordanHere Comes Mr. Jordan · 1941
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
7.01941
MovieComedyFantasy
Boxer Joe Pendleton, flying to his next fight, crashes...because a Heavenly Messenger, new on the job, snatched Joe's spirit prematurely from his body. Before the matter can be rectified, Joe's body is cremated; so the celestial Mr. Jordan grants him the use of the body of wealthy Bruce Farnsworth, who's just been murdered by his wife. Joe tries to remake Farnsworth's unworthy life in his own clean-cut image, but then falls in love; and what about that murderous wife?
Stand by for ActionStand by for Action · 1942
Stand by for Action
7.01942
MovieActionDrama
U. S. Navy Lieutenant Gregg Masterman, of The Harvard and Boston Back Bay Mastermans, learned about the sea while winning silver cups sailing his yacht. He climbs swiftly in rank, and is now Junior Aide to Rear Admiral Stephen Thomas.
Dracula's DaughterDracula's Daughter · 1936
Dracula's Daughter
6.01936
MovieHorror
A countess from Transylvania seeks a psychiatrist’s help to cure her vampiric cravings.
Boom TownBoom Town · 1940
Boom Town
6.91940
MovieAdventureDrama
Two buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a twenty year period both love the same woman. McMasters and Sand come to oil towns to get rich. Betsy comes West intending to marry Sand but marries McMasters instead. Getting rich and losing it all teaches McMasters and Sand the value of personal ties.
This Is My AffairThis Is My Affair · 1937
This Is My Affair
7.31937
MovieRomanceCrime
President McKinley asks Lt. Richard L. Perry to go underground to identify some obviously very well briefed Mid-Western bank robbers based in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Three Loves Has NancyThree Loves Has Nancy · 1938
Three Loves Has Nancy
4.21938
MovieComedyRomance
A small-town country homebody goes to New York to find her missing fiancé and gets romantically involved with two sophisticated men.
Phantom LadyPhantom Lady · 1944
Phantom Lady
7.01944
MovieMysteryThriller
A devoted secretary embarks on a dangerous mission to try to find the elusive woman who may prove her boss didn't murder his wife.
Honky TonkHonky Tonk · 1941
Honky Tonk
6.41941
MovieWesternDrama
Fast-talking con-man and grifter Candy Johnson rises to be the corrupt boss of Yellow Creek, but his wife's alcoholic father tries to set things right.
College ScandalCollege Scandal · 1935
College Scandal
6.81935
MovieDramaMystery
Julie Fresnel is a co-ed at Redgate University and her father, Dr. Henri Fresnel, is the new French professor. Julie attraction from the make students drops a bit when two of her admirers are found murdered. When an attempt on the life of a third one is made. Seth Dunlap, an instructor at the school, decides to turn detective and find the killer. Assisted by his sister, who is in love with the third student, Dunlap begins to follow the the small trail of clues left by the killer.
The Prisoner of Shark IslandThe Prisoner of Shark Island · 1936
The Prisoner of Shark Island
6.91936
MovieDramaHistory
After healing the leg of the murderer John Wilkes Booth — responsible for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln — Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, considered part of the atrocious conspiracy, is sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to the sinister Shark Island Prison.
Babies for SaleBabies for Sale · 1940
Babies for Sale
6.31940
MovieDrama
A determined newsman pursues his hunch that a charitable maternity hospital is running a ruthless adoption racket.
Two in a CrowdTwo in a Crowd · 1936
Two in a Crowd
8.01936
MovieRomanceComedy
When two halves of a thousand-dollar bill are discovered in the snow, the penniless pair that individually grabs each half must come to terms. Actress Julia Wayne needs the whole $1,000, and so does sportsman Larry Stevens. Since compromise will serve neither of their needs, they are stalemated - until complications arise.